Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
数
shù, shǔ
Description
"数"最常见的意思是数字或数量，比如人数、次数。
The most common meaning of "数" is number or quantity, such as number of people or times.
读成"shǔ"的时候，意思是一个一个地计算，比如数钱、数人。
When pronounced "shǔ", "数" means to count one by one, like counting money or people.
Meanings
数shù
number; quantity; figure
这个班的学生数很多。
There are many students in this class.
数shǔ
to count one by one
我们一起数到十。
Let's count to ten together.
数shǔ
to be counted as; rank as (the best)
他是班里数一数二的学生。
He is one of the top students in the class.
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Notes
- Reading
数 is shù for "number/quantity" and shǔ for the verb "to count".
- Nuance
数一数二 is a set phrase meaning "among the very best".
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